Afteravoiding illnessduring the 11-day trek from Lukla to Base Camp, ourMount Everestreporter Ben Ayers came down with the dreaded “Khumbu Cough” while living amongst the guides and climbers for several weeks. The sickness got bad enough that Ayers returned to lower elevation to rest and recover for several days, before heading back.
In his latest video dispatch, Ayers explains why daily life atMount Everest Base Campis so hard on the human immune system.
Ben Ayers(right) is a filmmaker, journalist, and adventurer who splits his time between Vermont and Nepal. In 2016 he led an expedition to document the last harvest of wild cliff honey by Nepal’s Kulung Rai people forNational Geographic.
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